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Aston Martin unveils electric concept Rapide; possible commercialization in 2 years

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Aston Martin unveiled a fully electric concept of its Rapide S four-door sports sedan outside Lancaster House in London—the venue for a meeting between Their Royal Highnesses Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and President of The People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping.

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F1 Drama After Whistleblower Accuses FIA President of Shenanigans

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The alleged action was attributed toward influencing the results of the Formula 1 event. A 10-second penalty was issued when the Aston Martin crew touched Alonso’s car while it was enduring a separate 5-second penalty in the pit lane — something that is explicitly against the rules.

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Yokohama Tire providing tires using sustainable materials for Pikes Peak Climb

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Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC), a subsidiary of Yokohama Rubber, will be supplying YOKOHAMA tires to about 18 cars competing in the 100 th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb to be held on 26 June. This marks the fifth straight year that ADVAN A052 tires have been selected as the control tire for this division’s cars.

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You Just Got Beat by a Civic

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This got us thinkin’: with a time like that, what other cars did it beat? Nevertheless, measures of a car’s sporting prowess are often arbitrary – look at the quarter mile, for instance, and even the ubiquitous horsepower unit itself is rooted in a very random series of events. Trophy-R by over half a second.

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Drayson Racing To Launch Le Mans Prototype One (LMP1) Program at Petit Le Mans

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Drayson Racing will debut its British built Judd V10-powered Lola B09/60 racing car—commonly known as the “Lola Coupe”—in the 12 th Annual Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, 22-26 September, 2009. The working partnerships with both Lola Cars and Engine Developments Ltd. 88 in the remaining events this season. Click to enlarge.

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The British Motor Show – 15 reasons why it’s THE must-attend car show of 2021

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But it’s not just any old car show – this is the first major international British Motor Show since 2008 and it has been completely re-imagined, and a guaranteed fun day out for all the family. Safe and Secure – The event takes place over a huge site, both indoor and outdoor, which allows plenty of space to enjoy yourself safely.

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Satisfied? All F1 Teams Have Been Cleared of Cost Cap Malfeasance

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& With the resulting Daytona and Superbird (below) dominating NASCAR events from 1969-1970, there was a lot of supposition about how Chrysler had broken the rules. & Now, the FIA is saying that all teams have been investigated and cleared of having exceeded the cost cap going into this year’s events. million budget cap.